"I should think you ought to be at home yourself," said he, "if you have a home in this neighbourhood: where do you come from?" "From just below; and I am not at all afraid of being out late when it is moonlight: I will run over to Hay for you with pleasure, if you wish it: indeed, I am going there to post a letter." (Jane Eyre; Chapter 12, p.75) In the excerpt above, Brontë develops the theme of _____.
gender equality
spirit versus flesh
longing for home
spiritual self-discipline